Robotic Telepresence Theremin Playing Cat

We've all seen last year's viral (and infamous around here) video of a cat "playing" a miniature theremin, right? Well this takes the concept to a whole new level. In what appears to be a video from the headquarters of Mandarin Electron, we see that it's now possible to for a person to play a cat playing a theremin via remote telepresence.

Is this the new future of theremins? Not sure, but it sure is fun to watch!

Thanks to CRL for the tip!

Update: Masami Takeuchi provided some additional information on the project. The robotic cat system is called Tango. The video above features Tango 1 and was created around 1999. He just shared another incredibly fun video showing two Tangos (one on theremin, and the other on snare drum) along with a band of animals from ~2000.